San Diego City College
OP-20: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Reporter |
Michelle
Rodriguez Political Science Contract Political Science |
Does the institution have strategies in place to safely dispose of all hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste and seek to minimize the presence of these materials on campus?:
A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
City College does not generate any coal ash. For all the other hazardous materials, City has contracted Clean Harbors, a specialized service, to manage the college’s hazardous waste.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
All the hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste is managed by Clean Harbors.
A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
No such event has happened at City College in the last three years.
A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
City College keeps an inventory in the chemistry department. The department stocks its shelves twice a year, November and June. Everything is catalogued and calculations are made to estimate the amount of chemicals that need to be ordered. San Diego City College does not order more than what is carefully calculated during re-stocking season.
Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by the institution?:
Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by students?:
A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program(s), including information about how electronic waste generated by the institution and/or students is recycled:
City College’s light bulbs and batteries are sent EnviroGreen, to a local third-party recycling company. Electronic waste computers, TV's, and other large electronic equiment. are relocated to the San Diego Community College District warehouse upon receiving. From the warehouse, the items are peiordically sent out for auction.
Is the institution’s electronic waste recycler certified under the e-Stewards and/or Responsible Recycling (R2) standards?:
Website URL where information about the institution’s hazardous waste program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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